"Day One"

Things generally went according to plan.  The only concern I have is that maybe I should have tried to go a bit slower.  I tried to be super conscious of the fact that I have to do 3 times the distance tomorrow, but it is still hard to go slower than you know you can, especially when people pass you.

Because of the time trial start you had the advantage of knowing that everyone who passed you was older than you, and had started after you!

I felt better when I realized that it is also true that everyone I passed was younger than me, and had started out before me.

I finished the 750 metre swim, 30 km ride, and 7.5 km run in a time of 1:45:10 which was actually 3 minutes faster than I was in Woodstock over the same distance.  This course is a bit easier.

I finished 3rd out of 8 in my age group, and about 75th out of 350 overall.

It was a special day for me as Old John and Grampa Kyle joined me and I am happy to tell you that they both set personal best times at this distance.

(swim 750, bike 30, run 7.5)

"Even if I don'twant to slow down, I'm slowing down."---Eli Wallach

"Because running fast is more fun than running slow."---Frank Shorter

Love

Peter